The sea around us
"Explore earth's most precious, mysterious resource--the ocean--with the author of Silent Spring. With more than one million copies sold, Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented Carson's status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. Her inspiring, intimate writing plumbs the depths of an enigmatic world--a place of hidden lands, islands newly risen from the earth's crust, fish that pour through the water, and the un…
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- Full title :The sea around us / Rachel Carson.
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"Explore earth's most precious, mysterious resource--the ocean--with the author of Silent Spring. With more than one million copies sold, Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented Carson's status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. Her inspiring, intimate writing plumbs the depths of an enigmatic world--a place of hidden lands, islands newly risen from the earth's crust, fish that pour through the water, and the unyielding, epic battle for survival. Firmly based in the scientific discoveries of the time, The Sea Around Us masterfully presents Carson's commitment to a healthy planet and a fully realized sense of wonder. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rachel Carson including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University."--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Open Road Integrated Media
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
Notes
Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1951.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (315 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781453214763, 1453214763
- oclc:ocn756870099
- LC Classification:GC21
- Dewey Decimal:551.46
Table of Contents
Preface to the 1961 edition -- Mother Sea -- The Gray Beginnings -- The Pattern of the Surface -- The Changing Year -- The Sunless Sea -- Hidden Lands -- The Long Snowfall -- The Birth of an Island -- The Shape of Ancient Seas -- The Restless Sea -- Wind and Water -- Wind, Sun, and the Spinning of the Earth -- The Moving Tides -- Man and the Sea About Him -- The Global Thermostat -- Wealth from the Salt Seas -- The Encircling Sea -- A biography of Rachel Carson.
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